Laguiole knives were originally high-quality traditional Occitan pocket-knife made in the French village of Laguiole (pronounced "Layole") Aveyron, a region of southern France. Laguiole word is derivative of The Occitan word la gleisòla, which means small church. Occitan is a Romance language currently spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys and Catalonia's Val d'Aran.

Unlike Champagne, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Sherry and many other names that have protected geographical designation of origin, the word laguiole is a generic term, not legally restricted to knives made in Laguiole, any one company or place of manufacture. Such knives are produced by a number of unrelated companies in southern France, in which 70% of production is coming from Thiers, a long-established centre of the cutlery industry. However a very small production of Laguiole knives are still hand-crafted in Laguiole by around thirty local craftsmen. This small production is of high quality, made in Laguiole en Aubrac following the purest tradition that make these knives so unique.

There are about 109 production steps for a one-piece laguiole, about 166 for a two-piece one, and about 216 for a three-piece model. This long process is what distinguishes true craftmanship from mass production and guarantees the unique qualities of each knife. Each unit is individually hardened, shapping and fitting, all these done by hand.

All Laguiole knives sold in this website are sourced directly from Laguiole en Aubrac and are the genuine kind made all by hand by a Laguiolee craftsman. Each piece or set will come with origin certificate and paperwork that guarantee pieces against manufacturing defects.

Laguiole knives are stamped with history and anecdotes of the last 160 years.

All Luxury folding knives offered by Laguiole en Aubrac are entirely made by a single craftsman from start to finish to insure pride of ownership of the final piece

Warranty: Lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects.

Warranty support: Provided by us on all items purchased from Kitchen-Universe.com

What is covered: Any product failure resulting in the inability to use the corkscrew as it was intended. Note: Laguiole en Aubrac will not repair or replace items that show obvious signs of neglect or intentional damages.

Features

Handle: Ebony (Maccassar Ebony) and Genuine Mammoth Ivory

Handle characteristics: Ebony is believed to be the darkest wood in the world. Extremely dense wood that will sink in water.

Thick, solid bolster made of fossilised mammoth ivory on each side in addition to South American ebony

Each piece is assembled from start to finish in one sequence and by a single artificer. Around 1 1/2 hrs of labor by one craftsman to create this knife.

True to tradition, the spring is polished on the inside and forged as one piece with it's fly (forged bee). The bee is welded onto the spring

Hand chiseled spring top and bee

Slim, sinuous outline, with a narrow, tapered blade, steel backspring

The spring stops to prevent the blade from dulling when the user snaps it shut too fast

Single blade piece made of stainless Sanvik 12C27, a martensitic stainless chromium steel. The composition of carbon and chromium gives a unique combination of properties including: very high hardness, very high wear resistance and corrosion resistant

Blade shape follows the first Laguiole knives produced between 1829 and 1840

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